Beginner & Improver Snowboard Camp
Morzine / Avoriaz - France
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2020/21 Dates TBC - Click ENQUIRE NOW to sign up for info
Learn the foundations of snowboarding with a bunch of like minded people on our Beginner & Improvers Snowboard Camp. MINT Snowboarding brings you the ultimate ‘learn to snowboard’ holiday with 5 full days of snowboard coaching and 7 days of chalet accommodation that will get you ready for the rest of the season.
MINT snowboarding is the only school in Europe to offer an entry level specific snowboard camp. Together with Burton’s ‘Learn to Ride’ Program we offer a unique way for beginners to learn to snowboard and for improvers to further build their skills and confidence all over the mountain.
The aim of this snowboard camp is to teach you the fundamentals of the sport in a fun and supportive environment. This week will give you a solid riding platform to build your future snowboarding progression on.
The Beginner & Improver Snowboard Camp is a perfect way for you to spend a week learning to snowboard with others of the same level.
This camp runs for 1 week. It includes 5 days of on snow coaching and a free day to practice your skills. Arrival / departure days depend on the course dates (see below)
Small Group Size: Maximum 6 people (min 4)
The aim of this snowboard camp is to teach you the fundamentals of snowboarding in a fun, relaxed and engaging environment. At the end of the week you will have learnt everything you need to develop your base snowboarding technique which you can build on in the future… as well as having made a whole new bunch of friends. This camp is the ultimate learn to snowboard holiday as well as being a great way for snowboarding beginners to take their first trip to the mountains!
If you’ve never snowboarded before, or have only done a week or two of riding, then this is the perfect snowboard holiday for you! The coaching will teach you everything you need to know from strapping on your board, making your first turns to further developing a solid riding platform to build your future snowboarding progression on.
Are you a higher level rider? We have a intermediate & advanced Technical Performance snowboard camp too!
Travelling alone? Not a problem! Our beginner snowboard camps are designed with solo-travellers in mind. They are a great way to progress your snowboarding, learning in a small group with others of the same level… and you will end the week with a bunch of new snowboard friends!
Fitness Level 1/5: A basic level of fitness required to enjoy this course to it's fullest
Below is a description of the skill levels suited:
Level 1. Beginner
A total beginner or you want to start again. Taking a lesson is by far the best way to begin your snowboarding experience. We’ll give you the basic skills ensuring learning is fun and confidence is built.
Maybe you’ve done a little before, are able to slide on both edges, but are not yet turning from one to another.
Level 2. Improver
You are able to do basic turns in both directions, heelside and toeside, on green and easy blue runs although you may find one easier than the other. Now you’re able to link turns a little encouragement & technical input goes a long way in progressing your snowboarding. We will help you build on those basic skills and start exploring the mountain.
Benefit from 5 full days of coaching in small groups. Coaching runs for 5 days, with a day off mid-week to relax and recuperate or to head out on the slopes and enjoy your new skills.
Day 1: Learning the foundations of snowboarding. We will teach you the skills and techniques which will form the basis of your future riding style.
Day 2: Teaching you the basics of movement skills which paired with the skills and techniques learnt on Day 1 will keep you progressing with confidence.
Day 3: Implementing the skills and techniques gained over the previous 2 days to progress your riding away from the beginner areas.
Day 4: New runs/terrain/confidence, skills development on new terrain.
Day 5: Consolidating everything you have learned so far to get you confidently achieving your snowboard goals.
Accommodation is with the fantastic Treeline Chalets in one of their centrally located chalets in Morzine, a short walk to the après ski bars and restaurants.
7 nights accommodation is included in shared rooms. Rooms are shared with other solo travellers joining the camp in same sex, twin or triple rooms. Single person supplements are occasionally available upon request.
Catering is provided on 5 nights with the following included:
Accommodation is in the following chalets:
14th – 21st December 2019: Various chalets
19th – 26th January 2020: Chalet Cordee. This spacious 5 bedroom chalet has a modern open plan living space featuring a large log burning fire & access out onto the large terrace. There is an outdoor sunken hot tub as well as a sauna so you can enjoy the full spa experience during your stay! Chalet Cordee is elevated above Morzine and enjoys some of the best views in resort. (see more info on Chalet Cordee here).
7 nights half board chalet accommodation (see accommodation section for more info)
With a fully qualified BASI ISTD (or equivalent) snowboard instructor (5 hrs / day)
To / from Geneva Airport
To help analyse your riding and consequently understand how to make appropriate changes
Focused towards snowboard stance & alignment
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This was my fourth incredible trip to Morzine with the MINT gang. Tammy and Laura are amazing instructors who deliver top class tuition in a really fun way. In fact, the energy and passion of the whole Mint team is infectious and I can’t believe how much I’ve progressed. If you’re a solo traveler then don’t miss the progression camps – I had so much fun and made some great shredding buddies.
It really doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, intermediate or an advanced rider – you’ll still learn a lot and have great fun with the MINT team. In a week I not only managed to perfect my riding and learn a whole lot of new stuff but also met amazing people with whom I still keep in touch. I HIGHLY recommend MINT Snowboarding to anyone who wants to learn, ride and share your experience together with people who are as passionate about snowboarding as you are.
My week of snowboarding with MINT was the best 1-week-activity camp I’ve ever been to (and the standards are high, as I’ve been to many surf camps and some other winter sports camps too). The whole package (place, accommodation, instructors, food, other participants) was perfect. In one word: perfect vibe!
I have never progressed so much so soon. And I had a great time too! Tammy and her team are fun to be around, enthusiastic and have a great system of teaching. Cant wait to come back!
Simply THE BEST snowboard school out there! This was my fourth incredible trip to Morzine with the MINT gang. Top class tuition delivered in a really fun way. The energy and passion of the whole MINT team is infectious and I can’t believe how much I’ve progressed. If you’re a solo traveler then don’t miss the progression camps – I had so much fun and made some great shredding buddies.
I’ve been snowboarding a couple of years but after a fall I’d lost confidence on a board, after a 2 hour lesson with Tammy I got that confidence back and found my love for snowboarding again; she’s an absolute legend an amazing instructor I have been singing Tammy’s praises to everyone……I will be back in Morzine next season and I will be booking Tammy for private lessons again 5* instructor and absolute legend!!! Thank you so much!!!
I can’t recommend the Technical Performance Course highly enough. I have been riding for 15 years and the skills I learned during this week have moved me on further than I could have hoped.
From the initial booking, Tammy and her team were great and helped with everything. On the course Toni our instructor was patient and encouraging and helped whenever it was needed which made the trip fun and exciting.
The other people on the course were great and we all got along really well which made for a great trip, I would highly recommend to anyone whatever your ability!
Me and a couple of mates had a private lesson with Toni. We can all board but wanted to progress. I have had experience of a number of instructors in France and Switzerland but Toni was by a mile the best. Why? He was fun, but firm and kept us safe. He gave us all time and rather than ‘focus’ on our weaknesses, looked at the positives and helped us to build on those. We’ve given up on being professional (!) and our goal is not to be technically brilliant but to have a bit of fun and ‘try’ new things. Toni tuned into that straight away and from start to finish, we all got something valuable and memorable. In just 5 hours, we ‘mastered’ the ‘dark arts’ of switch, freestyle, the parks (safely!) – we cracked ‘the green’ and were lucky enough to get a real good go at some powder off piste. We loved it and would highly recommend MINT and especially Toni.
Thank you! I had an amazing time! Valerio was incredible…
I was quite scared to even start, but he was very calm and patient. He was encouraging and always there.
Really, you have amazing instructors… Be proud of him!
My instructor, François, was excellent from start to finish. With around 22 years of Snowboarding experience, 14 of which coaching, he really understood the mechanics of snow boarding and was able to communicate them.
He kept it fun and was very up beat. But most important of all he cared about our group getting better and did everything he could to ensure we did.
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